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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Erratic

/ĭr-ăt'-ĭk/ · Er·rat·ic · IPA /ɪˈɹætɪk/
01 a. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished fr…
  1. 1.
    Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars.
    “The earth and each erratic world.” — Blackmore.
  2. 2.
    Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
  3. 3.
    Irregular; changeable.
Phrases & compounds
Erratic blocks, gravel, — masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes.
Erratic phenomena — the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface.
02 n. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
  1. 1.
    One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
  2. 2.
    A rogue.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.(Geol.)